1 Kings 5:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Hiram sent this reply to Solomon: ‘I have heard the message you sent me, and I will do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress timber.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח חִירָם֙ אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁמַ֕עְתִּי אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֖חְתָּ אֵלָ֑י אֲנִ֤י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת־כָּ֨ל־חֶפְצְךָ֔ בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִ֖ים וּבַעֲצֵ֥י בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃

Transliteration

And-yišlaḥ Ḥîrām to-Šəlōmōh lēmōr šāmaʿtî ʾēt which-šālaḥtā to-me ʾănî ʾeʿĕśeh ʾet-all-ḥefṣəkā in-ʿăṣê ʾărāzîm and-in-ʿăṣê vərôšîm

Grammar Details

• *yišlaḥ*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - he sent
• *Ḥîrām*: proper noun - Hiram
• *Šəlōmōh*: proper noun - Solomon
• *lēmōr*: preposition with Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *šāmaʿtî*: verb, Qal perfect 1st singular - I have heard
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *šālaḥtā*: verb, Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you sent
• *ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st singular - I
• *ʾeʿĕśeh*: verb, Qal imperfect 1st singular - I will do
• *ḥefṣəkā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your desire
• *ʿăṣê*: noun, masculine plural construct - timber of
• *ʾărāzîm*: noun, masculine plural - cedars
• *vərôšîm*: noun, masculine plural - cypresses/firs

Word Meanings

• *ḥefṣəkā*: your desire/your request/your wish
• *ʿăṣê*: timber of/wood of/trees of
• *vərôšîm*: cypresses/firs/juniper